Level 2 Painting and Decorating Course in Redhill. Classes run at East Surrey College, full-time during the day over 34 weeks. This City and Guilds painting and decorating qualification covers seven units, including surface preparation, hanging wallpaper, applying oil and water-based paints, health and safety, and working platforms. Entry requires five GCSEs at grade 3 or above, including English and Maths, or a Level 1 qualification with English and Maths at the appropriate level. You'll be assessed through practical work, reports, observations, online assessments, and presentations throughout the course.
Who this course is for
16 or 16+
What you will learn
You'll prepare different types of surfaces for painting and decorating work.
You'll hang a range of wallpapers to walls and ceilings.
You'll apply oil and water-based paints correctly.
You'll use and set up basic working platforms safely.
You'll store and handle materials in line with health and safety requirements.
You'll work as part of a team on construction operations.
You'll apply decorative special finishes.
How you will learn
Learning is practical and classroom-based. Assessment runs continuously throughout the course, so you can improve as you go. It takes several forms: practical tasks, observation, written reports, online assessments, and presentations. You'll work in a workshop environment where steel toe-capped boots and college uniform are required for health and safety.
What you will need to bring
You'll need to wear college uniform and steel toe-capped boots at all times in the workshops. East Surrey College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Trainee painter and decorator: how to become a painter and decorator starts here.
Decorator's labourer: support work on residential and commercial sites.
Maintenance operative: painting and decorating as part of a broader facilities role.
Self-employed decorator: working independently on domestic or small commercial jobs.
What you could study next
Level 3 Diploma in Painting and Decorating: the next step if you want to deepen your skills and take on more complex decorating work.
NVQ in Painting and Decorating: a work-based route that can support a CSCS skilled-worker card.
Painting and Decorating Apprenticeship: combine paid work with structured training toward a full trade qualification.
